Joshua Booth
1st Regiment Addington Militia

Joshua Booth  1758-1813

Served in DeLauncey’s Corp in the Revolutionary War.

Settled in CT#2 in 1784.

Joshua Booth died on the 30 Oct 1813 ( conflicting dates of death 27 and 30 in 1813 ) after trying to rescue a private near the Windmill which served as a watch station and housed a 68 pound British carronade.

Booth installed as a Captain of the 1st Addington Militia in 1811.

Booth Family Memorial Stone bares his name and was placed by the family at the Lutheran Union Cemetery, 1506 Ham Road, Loyalist Township.

Buried at his home at 4423 Bath Road ( know as Stone watch ), Loyalist Township, originally the Purdy House.